In fact, his face lit up with a smile when the conservation turned to the potential benefits that the Padma Bridge would bring to the region. Having lost their homes and shops along the river, they have now taken shelter at the Yashaldia Padma Bridge Rehabilitation Site. His 19-year-old son was also employed as a construction worker for the bridge project. His wife got a job as a cleaner at the Jashaldia Padma Bridge Primary School inside the rehabilitation site. But Kanchan has no regrets about leaving his ancestral home to live at the rehabilitation site.

Source: bd News24 June 24, 2022 01:44 UTC